History Australia Name Sirocco History Australia Name Sirocco Fate Burnt to the waterline in 1942 General characteristics
HMAS Sirocco (Q21) was a channel patrol boat operated by the Naval Auxiliary Patrol of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during World War II .
Sirocco was destroyed by fire and burnt to the waterline at Hobart on 26 January 1942.
References [ edit ] Cassells, Vic (1995), For those in peril- : a comprehensive listing of the ships and men of the Royal Australian Navy who have paid the supreme sacrifice in the wars of the twentieth century , Kangaroo Press, ISBN 978-0-86417-734-6
Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in January 1942
Shipwrecks 1 Jan: Malama 2 Jan: Mercedes , Ruth Alexander 3 Jan: USS Iona 8 Jan: Tornator 9 Jan: HMS Vimiera 11 Jan: USAT Liberty 12 Jan: Cyclops , HNLMS Prins van Oranje , U-374 14 Jan: Chepo 15 Jan: Empire Bay , U-93 , U-577 17 Jan: HMS Gurkha , I-60 , HMS Matabele 18 Jan: Bantam , Hai-Kan No. 6 19 Jan: Lady Hawkins 20 Jan: Eidsvold , I-124 , Banshu Maru No. 52 , USS S-36 , Westralia 23 Jan: Navemar , USS Neches 24 Jan: Empire Wildebeeste , Nana Maru , USS S-26 25 Jan: Z8 Bruno Heinemann 26 Jan: Refast , HMAS Sirocco 27 Jan: Harpa , I-73 , HMS Thanet 30 Jan: USCGC Alexander Hamilton , USC&GS Research 31 Jan: HMS Belmont , HMS Culver , Spreewald Unknown date: HMS Triumph Other incidents